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Samoan kaftan designer Peter Tamasese revitalising an ‘ancient’ upeti artform – ABC News
Gold Coast-based textile artist Peter Tamasese is revitalising traditional upeti art — common in the making of tapa — painting them on his quirky and colourful…
For over a decade, Peter Tamasese greeted passengers, conducted safety demonstrations and shuffled food and beverages down the aisles as a flight attendant in the skies above the Pacific.
Key points:
- Upeti boards were used to make traditional Samoan tapa in the late 1800s and early 1900s
- Kaftan designer Peter Tamasese paints traditional upeti motifs on his colourful range of resort wear
- Mr Tamasese says each design is unique because he can’t recall colours due to colour blindness
But the fashion…
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